Bakes Sale Treats - Chocolate Layer Cake in a Cup

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My sons school has a yearly 'Open House'
this includes a raffle and bake sale

I always like to try and make something for the bake sale
This year, I loved what I cake up with!

Start with a box cake mix and make some cupcakes.


I let my cupcakes cool completely overnight.

The other supplies you'll need are

2 dozen paper cups (mine have footballs on them)
colored sprinkles
treat bags
ribbon
forks
white and chocolate frosting
chocolate chips



I started by putting one cupcake (without its wrapper)
at the bottom of each cup.


Then I started with the layers.



The first to go in is a dab of chocolate frosting on each one.



I hadn't originally thought of adding chocolate chips.
But I had half a bag in my pantry
and I thought they'd be a perfect addition!



I was right.
They were.



When topping everything off with the white frosting,
I did put on a Wilton tip.
I thought it gave everything a little bit fancier look.



And since we're in Husker country
(Nebraska)
Everyone here is crazy about Nebraska football..


So I added red sprinkles to each cup.


Aren't they pretty?




Then all the cups when into the treat bags.


My treat bags came with twist ties.
Here are some pictures showing how I attached the forks.




This made it alot easier when is came to attaching the ribbon!


I finished everything off with some red ribbon!
I LOVE the finished product!!!


These sold out at our bake sale for $2 a piece!


You could do this idea for anything.
Change the cup for whichever theme you're going after!


Add different colored sprinkles and ribbons for whichever team your rooting for.


This might be one of my favorite project to date! 


Colton wanted his picture in front of the 'football cakes'


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New Tablescape - You Choose It!

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I need a new table scape!
My table looks boring right now
and I need your help!


I know,
it's sad looking, right?

I've had this up since July and did have some flowers from the garden in the jar.
But for at least the last few weeks,
it's empty and looking pretty horrible.

I know there are plenty of you out there are prefect at this kind of thing..
so I thought I'd enlist your help

I took pictures of everything I have to work with.
Here are all the placemats/runners that I have



And I pulled things I thought might look night on the table from all over my house...





Help me figure out which combination of items 
would look good together!

Here's what I came up with in the mean time...







Please leave me your combinations in the comments!!! I can't wait to hear your ideas!

Sam




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DIY Wasp Spray....semi-fail

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During the summer months, we leave our camper parked in our driveway
(we have a little pop-up)

I went out yesterday and set something on top of the camper and a bunch of wasps came flying out the A/C unit!
That scared the H-E- double-hockey-sticks out of me!

I went running in the house like a little girl.
I wouldn't doubt that I screamed either

I was so scared, it was all a blur.

Anyways...so the hubby comes home that night and looks online to find how to get rid of wasps.
He found that if you mix a 70/30 mixture of fabric softener and water together, apparently the wasps will stay away.

Since we were out of wasp spray, we decided to try it out.


This looked to be a big nest inside the A/C unit.
I watched at least 10 wasps fly in and out of it, just while trying to get a picture for a minute.


Here's Chris being very manly and not scared to get close to them.


Result....

So the wasps did initially leave.
Once he sprayed the mixture on the until, they flew out.
A few tried to come back right away and came close to the






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Praying for Some Good News

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For the past year or so, my hubby has been complaining off and on that his stomach hurt.
He'd went to the doctor, his family practitioner a few times
The Dr would say what he thought it was
Give Chris a pill
and send him on his way.

Of course
The pain never really went away.
I finally said that he needed to go see another Dr

We went in today to see the Gastrologist
I loved this doctor.

She spent at least 45 minutes in the room with us.
Asking question and question

She was a little concerned that he's lost about 8 pounds in a couple of weeks
(But that could be because his stomach hurt, so he really hasn't been eating.)
And she found a little mass in his stomach.
Not sure if it's a hernia..she mentioned the word tumor...or what it might be.

So, she wants to rule some things out.
I like that too.
Instead of just deciding that she knows whats wrong with him...
she actually wants to do a little investigating.

This Saturday, he'll go in for a CT scan
and in two weeks
he'll have a colonoscopy and they'll check his GI track.

The doc said at best, he probably has IBS or a small hernia.

She mentioned many other things today like
Lactose Allergy
Celiac Disease

I've been pouring over gluten free blogs tonight
just to see what might be in store for us
I found Sarah Bakes Gluten Free Treats
and it doesn't sound so bad.
But I'm getting ahead of myself here.

First we need to find out what's wrong.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little worried
I'd appreciate some prayers going Chris' direction
hoping that he's A-Okay.

Thanks for listening.
Sam


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Lunchbox Food: Kickin' Turkey Taco Rolls (Freezer Cooking)

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Last week, I shared my Pizza Triangles
This week - it's Kickin' Turkey Taco Rolls

First I started with my pizza dough. I just added a 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes to the dough.

1 lbs ground turkey
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 envelope of taco seasoning

Brown the turkey and add the remaining ingredients. Let it cook together for about 5 minutes. Then add a heaping handful of Chedder Cheese into the mix. Stir well. My mixture still had alot of juice from the tomatoes in it, so I put the whole mixture into a strainer before spooning it onto the bread.

Roll out your dough, as we did in the Pizza Triangles and starting spooning your taco mixture onto the bread. 


Pinch them together - make sure the seams are tight and bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Let me cool completely and toss into a freezer bag.
These are great for busy mornings to throw into the lunch sack!







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3 Step Pineapple Salsa Chicken (Crockpot Food) + Giveaway

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Today, you will have the pleasure and sheer joy or watching me make the best chicken dinner in the whole.
wide.
world.

Not kidding.
And to make it even better...
it's easy!

Here we go!

1 jar Pineapple Salsa from Traverse Bay Farms
3-4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1. Put chicken breasts in crock pot
2. Pour the award-winning Pineapple Salsa on top of the chicken
3. Cook on low for 8 hours



No joke, this is the most tender, sweetest dish ever...with just a little kick to it.
 
I think this now might have to be my go-to meal when I can't think of anything else to make! And I could just kick myself...because I didn't get a picture of the chicken!!! {so embarrassing}
The family literally eat it so quickly, there was no time. {sorry - try it - you'll love it}



Traverse Bay Farms offer a wide variety of award-winning fruit salsas all made in small batches with fresh fruit. Read the reviews on their website, people are really going crazy over their salsas. I knew my family would love the pineapple salsa...because it involves two of our favorite things!
 
We also loved the salsa with chips....

 
The Pineapple Salsa is full of chunks of pineapple that are sweet when they first hit the tongue. It stays sweet until the very end and gives you just the right amount of kick. I can see why this salsa won 1st place in the Scovie Awards in 2011!
 
 
You can order any of the Traverse Bay Farms Fruit Salsas for just $6.95 for a 16oz jar...you can also get their award winning salsa jar sampler pack (4 - 16oz jars) for just $25.80.
 
 
We were lucky enough that Traverse Bay Farms also sent us a bottle of their Fruit Advantage Joint Formula - Tart Cherry Capsules. With Chris and I working out...and getting older....our bodies can sometimes really show their age! The Tart Cherry Capsules help support your joint function and a healthy cardiovascular system. Both things that are important as we're getting older.
 
For me, joint health is important because about 14 years ago, I got into a pretty bad car wreck and ended up really messing up my knees and back. I've have arthritis in my back every since and when I'm doing too much sometimes....the back and my knees can really give me problems.
 
After taking these pills for about a week or, I started to noticed that I wasn't as sore in the morning...going up and the stairs after a long day was easier. I can see already the effects of taking these everyday...a routine I plan to continue!
 
Here's some more about the benefits of tart cherries from Traverse Bay Farms...
 
Our capsules are free of: fillers, binders, preservatives, pesticides, beeswax, alcohol, yeast, wheat, corn, dairy, egg, tree nuts, fish/shellfish, artificial colors and flavors, MSG, starch, olive oil filler, sunflower oil, sesame oil, peanut oil and rice. In two simple words - "100% Natural". Fruit Advantage is scientifically-based and precisely manufactured to deliver the potent and synergistic phytonutrients of tart cherries for fast and maximum absorption. In fact, each daily serving equals the specific antioxidant benefits of 5+ glasses of cherry juice without the sugar!
 
You can purchase bottles of the Fruit Advantage Joint Formula - Tart Cherry Capsules for yourself. They start at $18.95 for a 30 day supply. The more you buy, the more you save per bottle - with free shipping!!!
 
And with that, I'm so happy to announce that Traverse Bay Farms is letting me giveaway away a jar of the Pineapple Salsa and a bottle of the Tart Cherry Capsules to TWO WINNERS!!
(That's a $25.90 value!)
 
BTW....I need to mention that I was given product free of charge from Traverse Bay Farms in exchange for a review. I was not compensated for this post and all opinions are 100% mine. You can read my full disclosure statement here.
 
 
 
 
 


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Keep Calm Candles Giveaway

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Welcome to the Keep Calm Candle Giveaway!
 
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Keep Calm Candles seen a drop in people doing things that they truly loved doing during the economical drop, so they created the Keep Calm Candles a message of encouragement to everyone. "Keep doing what you love" so the love of doing it will follow. Keep Calm Candles truly believes that with hope and positive thinking, there is light at the end of every tunnel and they want to help light up that tunnel with their Keep Calm Candles.

Keep Calm Candles are made right here in the US and are of high quality. Every single candle is hand poured using quality soy wax and high end fragrances that smell amazing! These candles are also unique to their competitors because of the simple fact that you can actually choose which fragrance you want in your candle, which allows you to have your favorite keep calm saying as well as your favorite fragrance. A win-win so you know you will love your candle! Keep Calm Candles are available in 15 different scents and you can choose from 45 different Keep Calm phrases.
 
Who doesn't love a nice burning candle? I make sure and have a candle burning most days at my house!

Giveaway Details!
One lucky reader will have the chance to win their very own Keep Calm Candle, choose your own scent and Keep Calm phrase! This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents whom are at least 18 years of age at time of entrance. The giveaway will end on September 2nd at 11:59p.m. CST. To enter for your chance to win, simply complete one, two, three or all of the entries in the Giveaway Tools form below. There is only one mandatory entry and the rest are optional. A winner will be chosen at random, emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. 
 GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!

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Disclosure: The Kitchen is My Dance Floor  and all other participating blogs are not responsible for the fulfillment of this prize. The sponsor holds full responsibility. I received no form of compensation for this publication. If you have any questions, comments or concerns or if your a brand/company and would like to see your product(s) in a similar post, please contact Sarh at mamis3littlemonkeys(at)yahoo(dot)com .
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